OK, it can be a bit tiring at times, but if you’re feeling open minded enough, this is a fluid, super-charged masterpiece.

It’s a place where house music melts into a joyous, shimmering gloop.

[A] Collection of gorgeous, gossamer-light vignettes. [Jun 2018, p.114]

While album three may require a reboot from The XX, that's for another day. Right now, when it comes to fusing indie rock and dance, no one pulls it off quite as elegantly.

A thrilling creative renaissance on so many levels.

It hangs on the pair’s innate ability to find light and space amid the sturm und drang.

Nostalchic’= is the record you want to be listening to during the afterglow of good sex or a perfect ecstasy trip.

You'd have to be fairly joyless not to find the lighthearted lyrical content and unifying party vibes infectious.

Fans of Flume and Caribou will find much to savour.

Here, psychedelically hypnotic robot incantations weave through ambient soundscapes and piercing synths to brain-frying effect. [Jun 2018, p.113]

Nite Jewel’s fourth album is her most personal and lyric-driven yet.

Here, he’s created an ultra-coherent, often beautiful and (despite it originally being ‘just’ background music) oddly personal statement.

Everything Everything hit their targets with aplomb.

It’s surprisingly dreamy and thoughtful at times (see lead single ‘Aura’, which radiates pure white light) and full of the yearning and bittersweetness of the best post-rave sunrise moments. Most of all, it’s laser-focused in the pursuit of pleasure, and makes absolute sense as a complete album.

A bloody good album, showcasing a decidedly more soulful side to his output than we might have seen before.

Zola Jesus’ distinctive, dramatic voice has always been the prime weapon in her arsenal, and on new album ‘Okovi’ it sounds more brooding than ever.

Xen is decidedly playful, its alien sound palette used to conjure surreal songs that are melodramatic and nursery rhyme-like.

Put simply, a genius at work.

There’s footwork based on deep, soulful sensuousness and hip hop wooze as well as face-melters, making this the finest, most engaging example of footwork we’ve heard yet.

As you might guess, it’s not all fun and games, but there’s bone-dry lyrical wit and absolute clarity of voice (no guest spots!)--and its understanding of bleep and bass tonality gives it instant appeal. [May 2018, p.116]

Make no mistake, it’s Jaar in microcosm: a groundbreaking artist using all the weapons at his disposal in an attempt to move you. And trust us, you will be

On occasion the constantly shifting patterns can get a bit itchy and unsettling, but for the most part it’s a joyful creation.

There’s a new-age wash to some tracks that’s a bit too Enya-like for comfort, but this is an emotionally resonant LP that speaks of artistic, as well as personal, development.

Prepare to get emotional and elevated in equal measures.

They sound as assured as ever on Home Counties.

While Under The Sun isn’t quite as strong as its monumental predecessor ‘76:14’, Pritchard still has an eye for coaxing out the astoundingly beautiful from ‘cold’ electronics.

Recorded in Sydney, New York and California, ‘Faraway Reach’ bursts with sun-soaked vibes.

In particular, the beautiful and ambient narco-breakbeat of ‘4am Exhale’ and swooning downtempo of ‘9 Elms Over River Eno (Channel 9)’ are two gentle, aural hugs from these two esteemed purveyors of sonic sunshine.